This is excellent news of Hindus overcoming their social conservatism. There is no space for homophobia in Hinduism, a belief system that accommodates cross-dressing, gender-transgressing, same-sex loving Gods and saints.

The brother of a friend of mine (who is Jewish) had a lavish wedding here to his Indian-born spouse and, rather to everyone’s surprise, the Indian side protested that they’d missed out and a second (and larger) celebration had to be done. The couple is now an accepted fixture on the apprently endless wedding circuit in that British-Indian group.

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